Book Review: Tears of the Giraffe

In this delightful second installment in Mma Ramotswe's tale, she is now engaged to Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni. This dismays his maid, whom Mma Ramotswe recognizes as lazy and unscrupulous. The maid plots to get rid of Mma Ramotswe. Thanks to the back cover, I learned how to spell his business address: Tlokweng Road. I will always hear it correctly in Lisette Lecat's pronunciation. 

I enjoyed the interesting cases. In one, an American woman is seeking information about her missing son. In another, a man is trying to determine if his wife is unfaithful. Mma Ramotswe ponders life, and those moments are priceless. I always enjoy hearing about the "old Botswana morality." How funny that the New York Times Book Review labels the protagonist as "The Miss Marple of Botswana."